Methods, devices and systems for separating biological analytes from samples
AssigneeRegents of the University of Minnesota
InventorsAbdennour Abbas, Akli Zarouri
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Abstract
A device for separating biological entities from a fluid sample, the device comprising: porous material comprising bound material, wherein the bound material functions to separate the biological entity from the fluid matrix. Devices including such porous media, methods of using such porous media and methods of making such porous media are also included herein.
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A device for separating a biological entity from a fluid sample, the device comprising:
- porous material comprising bound material, wherein the bound material functions to separate the biological entity from the fluid sample.
A method of forming filtration media, the method comprising:
- providing a sheet of porous material having a matrix and pores within the matrix,
- contacting the sheet of porous material with a functionalization solution comprising:
- an organic material, a biological entity, an inorganic material, or a combination thereof;
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- a solvent;
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- forcing the functionalization solution through the pores of the porous material in a direction that is substantially parallel to the direction that a fluid sample is to be filtered using the filtration media.
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A method of separating a biological entity from a fluid sample, the method comprising:
- contacting the fluid sample with a porous material, the porous material comprising a matrix having surface area and pores, the surface area of the porous material comprising bound material;
- removing at least some of the fluid matrix from the porous material;
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- retaining the biological entity within or in contact with the bound material.
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